Quite intrigued by the idea of the Fonse but it's a hell of a risk. Would be well received by most of us fans though. You can say he doesn't know the PL but neither did Silva when he came in. Just go for it.

Fonseca will be a terribly risky choice. He surely knows near to nothing about the PL and how difficult it is to adjust (Ask Pep). He knows absolutely nothing about Everton players. It will take him until January to realise what a shambles it is, and by then we could be in dire straights. At least Silva knows the league, but he ain't coming so Welcome Sam for me.

Silva only has about 20 games more experience than him in the Prem and we were all relatively happy with that rumour. You say ask Pep, but he improved the team. Poch. Jose, Pellegrini all came into the league and made good starts too. I wouldnt be to rash to judge as everything needs to be taken in isolation, just cause someone has succeeded, or failed, doesnt mean it applies to all. Its higher risk, but id argue its much higher reward too

Do people really think Everton would have re-opened talks and he would have agreed to it if he was only an option on a short list?

The issues last time was his staff and length of contract.

They are the only stumbling blocks

Meant to be on the same yearly wage as Koeman

I know most things are done via agents but what categorical truths are there that we have re-opened talks? All we've had are the usual 'skysports believes.....' type crap, also he was in Dubai wasnt he, are there any photos of him arriving back in the UK as surely he'd have been on the next plane home if it was more or less complete?

I'd love to know what 'knowing the Prem' actually means. There's fuck all to know. There's six good teams, a few impressive smaller clubs and about 10 clubs whose players can't string 5 passes together. That's it. There's a million foreign managers and players here. They have more than figured out this simplistic, obvious league.

You must be as blind as a bat. There is no other league on this planet in which every match is a battle. Every foreign manager has been amazed at the competitive edge to every game, before they eventually adjust. How much time does the Fonseca fellow have to adjust? That is my point. You say "There's fuck all to know". What a frankly stupid comment.